MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #14

Blessed Alliance

DIGITAL ONLY

sir·#14·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Johann Bodin

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar '23

3 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #16,764 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Instant

Escalate {2} (Pay this cost for each mode chosen beyond the first.) Choose one or more — • Target player gains 4 life. • Untap up to two target creatures. • Target opponent sacrifices an attacking creature of their choice.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 9

2016-07-13wotc

If one target of an escalate spell becomes illegal, the other targets will still be affected. If all of the targets become illegal, the spell won’t resolve.

2016-07-13wotc

You can’t choose any one mode multiple times.

2016-07-13wotc

Additional costs don’t affect a spell’s mana value.

2016-07-13wotc

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SIR — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #14 of *Shadows over Innistrad Remastered*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2023 Shadows over Innistrad Remastered release.

Card type: Instant, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{W} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Escalate.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #16,764 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Johann Bodin. Rarix catalogs 590 other cards credited to this artist.